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‘La Bola Negra' Wins TIFF 2026 People's Choice Award — Netflix's Best Shot at Best Picture Oscar

The 51st Toronto International Film Festival has handed its People's Choice Award to "La Bola Negra," the Los Javis film that premiered at Cannes and has been quietly building steam ever since.

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Zach Cregger Does It Again: ‘Resident Evil' Is a Total Blast — and a Hit With a $60M Box Office Opening — Post Your Review!

Cregger has pulled off another box office hit. His reboot of "Resident Evil" opened to $60M — well past the $40–50M tracking and, by a wide margin, the biggest debut the franchise has ever seen.

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Mark Ruffalo Warns AG Bonta Not To Make A Deal With Paramount: "Don't You Dare"

This weekend, California AG Rob Bonta is meeting with Paramount to discuss a potential deal in the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

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Martin Scorsese-Produced ‘Trees Are Watching’ Panned at TIFF Over “Repulsive” AI-Generated Footage

Variety suggests the film is so bad that it may be time for a total ban on major festivals programming films that use AI, and argues audiences deserve some kind of disclosure before they buy tickets.

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A Best Picture Contender Screened This Morning. Within an Hour, Its Oscar Chances Were in Question

I can't tell you what it is — but most of our readers can figure it out. There's a social embargo until the 22nd, and reviews aren't permitted to run until 48 hours before release.

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August 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
August 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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‘Ink’: Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Biopic Starts Electric, Then Loses Steam [Venice]

September 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The film is at its best when it’s simply being loud and messy — which isn’t enough of the time. And it’s fitting that a movie about The Sun should feel exactly that way.

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‘Harry Potter’ Is Back, Again: HBO’s $300 Million-a-Season Reboot Gets First Trailer

September 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The upcoming series is being touted as one of the most expensive shows ever made, with a jaw-dropping $2 billion budget. That’s around $300M per season.

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Inde Navarrette to Get Major Best Actress Oscar Campaign for ‘Obsession’ Performance

September 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Variety has confirmed that Focus Features is mounting a major Oscars campaign for Inde Navarrette’s breakout performance in “Obsession,” with her being pushed for Best Actress.

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Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ Has A Trailer

September 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The film stars Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch and O’Connell as Larry Lamb, portraying the 1969 launch of the sensationalized The Sun and its lasting impact on journalism.

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‘Star Trek’ Reboot Will Feature All-New Characters, ‘Training Day’ and ‘Crimson Tide’ Influences

September 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking to Inverse, Daley and Goldstein confirmed one major aspect of their reboot that will no doubt spark Trekkie fury: this movie will feature “all-new Star Trek characters.”

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‘Buddy’ Scores $5.4M on 1200+ Screens, Becoming an Indie Horror Breakout

September 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This past weekend, “Buddy” grossed an estimated $5.4M on just 1,258 screens, doubling initial box-office projections. It’s the highest opening of the year for a film playing on fewer than 1,800 screens.

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‘Ray Gunn’ and ‘Wildwood’ to World Premiere at BFI London Film Festival

September 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

These two films represent ambitious animated swings that have opted to skip the big four festivals — Venice, Telluride, TIFF and NYFF — and instead make their festival bows in London.

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‘Street Fighter’ Trailer Is Gloriously Stupid — and That’s Exactly How It Should Be

September 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Nothing overly grounded or serious will be found here. This isn’t high art. Colorful visuals, exaggerated characters, and high-energy vibes will be served.

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New Look: Kate and Rooney Mara in Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’

September 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The image shows the Maras’ Jean and Joan in the infamous cave, which plays a central role in their search for an imaginary land where true love is possible.

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Tom Cruise on Paramount-Warner Bros Merger: “I Think It’s Awesome”

September 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Cruise was being interviewed by Pat McAfee on his show Tuesday afternoon (via THR), where they discussed the the “Days of Thunder” sequel, which starts production soon, and, of course, the merger.

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Noah Jupe Joins ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ in Mystery Role

September 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Anthony and Joe Russo are directing, and the secrecy surrounding Jupe’s character naturally leaves plenty of room for rumors about whether he could be connected to an established Marvel character,

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Janicza Bravo’s ‘PRƎPPY’ to Star Kit Connor and Diana Silvers — ‘Zola’ Filmmaker’s First Feature Since 2020

September 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been six years since Janicza Bravo last directed a feature, with her acclaimed 2020 black comedy “Zola” marking her most recent film behind the camera.

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Vincent Gallo Turned Down Venice Premiere for James Franco-Starring ‘The Policeman’: “He Wanted Competition”

September 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Alberto Barbera revealed to Variety that the Venice Film Festival “almost” took Gallo’s film starring Franco, but — if you can believe it — Gallo ultimately decided against participating.

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Vivian Kubrick Says ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Was “Picture Locked” Before Her Father’s Death: No Missing Scenes

September 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There’s been a long-running debate over whether “Eyes Wide Shut” was the version Stanley Kubrick intended to release. Warner Bros. maintains that no frames were removed, despite claims to the contrary.

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Michael Keaton to Direct, Star Alongside Morgan Freeman in ‘Rode to Ruin’ Western

September 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here comes a project with potential—Michael Keaton is set to direct and star opposite Morgan Freeman in “Rode to Ruin,” an original Western thriller written by R. Dean McCreary.

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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ to World Premiere at New York Film Festival — First Look

September 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The New York Film Festival has announced yet another world premiere — this time, it’s Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial.” Yes, the same film they were telling us would entirely skip the fall fests.

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Trump Backs Hollywood Tax Breaks After Jon Voight Push; Somehow, Democrats Are Cheering Him On

September 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

President Trump is publicly endorsing the idea of a federal film and television tax incentive, signaling a potentially historic initiative — and it actually has bipartisan support! When has that ever happened this decade?

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‘Borat’ Screening in L.A. Canceled Amid “Zionist” and “Racist” Complaints Against Sacha Baron Cohen

September 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This past Saturday, Vidiots was set to screen “Borat,” with producer Monica Levinson and costume designer Jason Alper, who created Borat’s iconic speedo, in attendance. It never happened.

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Meryl Streep, Colman Domingo, and More Join Tom Hanks in Duke Johnson’s ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’

September 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

So now we have Hanks, Dafoe, Dinklage, Bailey, Streep, Domingo, Hader and Waits. Most of these are voice castings, and so far the only live action role seems to be Hanks.

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Gal Gadot on Doug Liman’s AI Movie ‘Bitcoin’: “It Felt Like Pure Art Form of Creating a Movie”

September 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Instead of traditional location shoots, Liman used a “markerless performative capture stage,” enabling digitally created AI scenes. The approach dramatically cut costs, with the film shot in just 20 days.

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We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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